Explosion Traps 22 Miners At Bishop Mine
An explosion at 7 50 a m shook the Bishop mine on the Virginia West Virginia border trapping 22 miners. Company officials reported 188 men at work and that two sections were contacted and safe while a third section remained unreachable. State and federal officials sought details as rescue teams assessed damage and conditions. The Bishop mine entry lies in Virginia with most underground work in West Virginia.
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Bishop
Bishop Mine
Virginia-West Virginia
A. V. Sproles
Pocahontas Fuel Co
West Virginia
Charleston
Virginia
Crawford Wilson
Washington
Bureau of Mines
James Westfield
Westfield
Eisenhower Wages Campaign Push Into West Virginia and Pennsylvania
President Eisenhower heads to Charleston West Virginia and Pittsburgh for major speeches as part of another coast to coast push. He targets Democrats as radical and split while eyeing Senate seats in West Virginia and Pennsylvania and a crowded House map. He plans a New York stop and a Manhattan fundraising dinner before returning to Washington.
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Washington
Eisenhower
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Raleigh County Jury Opens Maiming Case Against Ferguson
A Raleigh County Criminal Court jury was impaneled to hear Marion Ferguson about 20 charged with maiming in a July 5 fist fight with Homer Sutton about 45. Ferguson pleaded not guilty and opening statements were expected this afternoon.
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Raleigh County
Marion Ferguson
Ferguson
Homer Sutton
Harper Heights
Joe F. Hopkins
North Fayette St
William F. Flanagan
Charles Leftwich
Norman E. Stover
Melvin Pinkard Jr
James Spencer Thomason
United States Navy
Jack Long
Harper Road
Jewels Stolen From Hilton Hotel Vault in Albuquerque
A briefcase with unmounted diamonds rubies emeralds and sapphires valued at 100000 to 150000 vanished from the Hilton Hotel vault in Albuquerque. Sal G LaSalle New Hyde Park employee of William V Schmidt Co checked the case in and police and FBI are probing for federal violations while hotel staff are questioned.
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Albuquerque
Hilton
Sal G. LaSalle
New Hyde Park
William V. Schmidt Co
New York City
Marc Neal
Frank J. Doyle
FBI
Court Orders Review of TV Channel Award
The Supreme Court ordered a lower court review of the Orlando Florida TV channel 9 award amid alleged impropriety in FCC proceedings. It set aside a D C Circuit ruling that had approved Mid Florida Television Corp as the channel grant recipient.
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Washington
Supreme Court Today
TV Channel 9
Orlando
Fla
Federal Communications Commission
U.S. Court of Appeals For
District of Columbia
FCC
Mid - Florida Television Corp
Cardinals Fail Again To Elect A New Pope
The princes of the Roman Catholic Church failed on their eighth ballot in two days to elect a pope as black smoke issued from the Sistine Chapel. Vatican Radio described the smoke as clearly black, signaling no decision, while crowds of about 200000 gathered outside in disappointment.
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Vatican City
Sistine Chapel
Vatican Radio
Ican
Pius XII
Sigismondo
F Chigi
Wayne Youth Admits Slaying Stepfather
Huntington AP report says 16 year old Dallas Wilson charged with murder in the shooting of Homer Buskirk outside Pony Beer Tavern in West Huntington. Brothers Ronald Joe Wilson and Gary Steele charged as accessories. Buskirk, 33, shot from a car opposite the tavern.
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Huntington
Wayne County
Homer Buskirk
Wayne
Pony Beer Tavern
West Huntington
Buskirk
Dallas Wilson
Herman A. Wilson
Beulah Buskirk
Wilson
Andrew J. Kitchen
Cabell County
Ronald Joe
Gary Steele
Cabell- Huntington Hospital
Wilson Boys
Steele
Chinese Reds Fire Few Shells At Isles
AP dispatch from Taipei notes sporadic shelling on the Quemoys as China rates days of firing odd and even. Nationalist defense bases report limited bombardment on Tatan Island and nearby areas, with no clashes despite buildup along the coast and on Matsu. Ambassador George Yeh denies reports of reducing the 100000-strong garrison while hostilities continue.
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Taipei
China
Nounced
Tatan
Quemoy
Matus
Amoy Harbor
United States
George Yeh
Taiepi
Quemoys
Yeh
Washington
Beckleyan Jailed For Driving Without License
Alfred Rosenbaum of Beckley was remanded to Raleigh County Jail in default of a $10 fine after arraignment before Magistrate Cotton White on a driving without a license charge. Raymond Lawson of Beckley awaits arraignment on a drunken driving charge, jailed after arrest by a deputy sheriff. Roger Maynor of Clear Creek was booked for operating a vehicle without a state license.
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Alfred Rosenbaum
Beckley
Raleigh
Cotton White
Rosenbaum
Turnpike
Raymond Lawson
Roger Maynor
Clear Creek
Funeral services incomplete for Hiram Wood
Hiram Wood 69 of Midway died Sunday in a local hospital. A retired miner, he was a member of the Affinity Local of the United Mine Workers of America.
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Hiram Wood
Midway
Affinity
United Mine Workers of America
Advisory Council Endorses Rehab Budget Plan for West Virginia
Charleston advisory council on rehabilitation endorsed the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation budget of 817,869 for 1959 60 at its annual meeting. Chairman Arthur B Hodges noted federal funds matching could total about 1 479 305 if state funds are provided. Power warned past funding gaps cost the state federal money, with many on standby awaiting services. The proposal includes 150 000 for building alterations at the State Rehabilitation Center Institute and plans a sheltered workshop for the blind and severely disabled.
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Charleston
Division of
State Advisory Council On Rehabilitation
F. Ray Power
Arthur B. Hodges
West Virginia
Power
State Rehabilitation Center
Institute
Burkhamer Gets 4 Week Reprieve
MOUNDSVILLE. Gov Underwood grants a four week reprieve to James Lee Burkhamer age 25 scheduled for execution by electric chair for the May 1957 murder in Clarksburg of Charlene Vilain, 11. State Penitentiary Warden Donivan Adams says the reprieve allows time to study the case file sent to the U S Supreme Court for appeal.
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Moundsville
Donivan Adams
State Penitentiary
Underwood
James Lee Burkhamer
Burkhamer
Clarksburg
Charlene Vilain
Adams
U. S. Supreme Court
Forgive Pastor For Love Trust Church Urged Oakland
In Oakland the First Baptist Church urged forgiveness for Pastor Ronald Adams after a moment of indiscretion with an ex-prostitute. Rev Ralph Johnson, head of Berkeley Baptist Divinity School, urged self condemnation not be added. Adams reported extortion, then went into seclusion as Mrs Virginia Mc Ferren and two men were arrested. The church board said his resignation would be discussed at a November 25 meeting, noting the pastor’s three years of service were not undone.
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Oakland
Calif
Ralph Johnson
First Baptist Church
Johnson
Berkeley Baptist Divinity School
McFerrin
Ronald McFerren
Ronald Lawrence
McFerren
Fire at Midway home slight damage to chimney
A chimney fire at a house occupied by W. W. Taylor in Midway caused only slight damage today. Sophia Fire Department was dispatched at 10 30 a m to extinguish the blaze.
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W. W. Taylor
Midway
Sophia
Nixon claims GOP surge in Congress stirs challenge
In Minneapolis AP Nixon touted a dramatic upturn in Republican strength in the congressional race drawing a counter from Rep Eugene McCarthy who said there has been no Democratic tide shift after four months of campaigning Minnesota observers see Gov Orville Freeman as likely to hold a lead over George Mackinnon Nixon warned polling reflects ten days old conditions and noted the recent surge he observed in voter opinion McCarthy questioned Nixon's Minnesota South Dakota Nebraska data from a weekend tour
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Pennsylvania
Fisenhower
Gettysburg
David L. Lawrence
Pittsburgh
Arthur T. Mc.Gonigle
Reading
U.S
Senate
George Leader
Minneapolis
Nixon
Eugene McCarthy
Edward J. Thye
Minnesota
GOP
Orville Freeman
George Mackinnon
McCarthy
South Dakota
Nebraska
Right To Work Law Fight Fed By Cash
Washington reports a nationwide right to work battle as six states California Ohio Kansas Colorado Idaho and Washington vote on proposals. The issue centers on banning compulsory union membership with business groups backing the measure and organized labor opposing it.
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Washington
California
Ohio
Kansas
Colorado
Idaho
William T. Harrison
National
Indiana
Wisconsin
Maryland
New Mexico
Wyoming
Billy Graham Draws 60000 At Mixed South Carolina Rally
Evangelist Billy Graham drew about sixty thousand people to an unsegregated rally in Ft. Jackson S C The State House ground plan was blocked by Gov George Bell Timmerman who said the site would imply government endorsement of Graham's views on desegregation Timmerman cited church state separation After the sermon about one thousand two hundred fifty rallied to dedicate their lives to Christ Including many Negroes James F Byrnes attended as a prominent segregationist figure Graham urged focusing on gospel over issues of segregation and urged unity in spreading faith The evangelist noted his five week Charlotte crusade concluded Saturday and pressed the message of Christ amid world turmoil.
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FT. Jackson
S.C
Billy Graham
State House
Columbia
George Bell Timmerman
Timmerman
Graham
James F. Byrnes
Byrnes
Charlotte
N.C
Air Force Unveils Missile Like F106 Interceptor
Air Force previews the Convair F106 interceptor at Tyndall AFB. The two mile per hour speed machine, a 30,000 pound jet, uses a digital computer to plan flight, arm and launch missiles, with pilots acting mainly as operators. The project totals about one billion dollars, with the plane delivering speeds over Mach 2 and operation above 50,000 feet.
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Tyndall Air Force Base
Fla
Air Force
Rex Warden
ADC
Convair Division
General Dynamics Corp
Air Defense Command
William Price
Air Force Project
Defense Department
Price
Convicts Aid Heart Sufferer From West VA Girl Scheduled for Cleveland Surgery
Two year old Marsha Bane of Lumberport West Virginia is slated for delicate heart surgery at Cleveland Clinic next month to repair a defective heart valve. Prisoners at Moundsville State Penitentiary started a hat pass for contributions after learning of her plight, aided by a local women's club fundraiser. Her father Harold, 32, has been out of work since July and Marsha has spent much of her life in and out of hospitals.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Marsha Bane
Lumberport
W. Va
Moundsville
Marsha
Harold
Mary
Cleveland Clinic Hospital
First Snow Hits Flat Top Area
Flat Top residents recorded the first snowfall of the year at about 6 50 am today. Weather reporter Nancy Bowling said heavy snow lasted about 15 to 20 minutes but melted on hitting the ground. Temperature was reported as % degrees.
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Flat Top
Nancy Bowling
Bowling
Soldier faces court martial in German bar killing
U S Army private McKinney Hill 24 of Jenkin Jones West Virginia went on trial in Kaiserslautern Germany charged with killing German housemaid Margarete Lindenthal 31 in a Landstuhl bar last March with a blunt instrument Hill a Negro pleaded innocent and faced the court martial today.
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Kaiserlautern
Germany
U. S. Army
McKinney Hill
Jenkin Jones
W. Va
Margarete Lindenthal
Hill
West Virginia Weather Forecast With Showers Ahead
Mostly cloudy and cool with several sporadic showers today through Tuesday. Highs near 48 to 55, lows around 38 to 43, with temperatures about four to six degrees below normal. Occasional rain likely Tuesday through Thursday with light precipitation. River and reservoir readings noted for Greenbrier and Bluestone with minor level changes.
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West Virginia
Oak Hill
Wena Greenbrier
Bluestone Reservoir
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